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Child care centers and preschools in Habersham County, GA
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for child care centers and preschools in Habersham County, GA, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 68 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #311 of 1,611 scored counties
#22 of 73 scored counties in Georgia
- Listings
- 6
- 1 chain location (17%)
- Official establishments
- 9
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $6.8M
- On child care and other personal services · $407 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.1M
- 14% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 3.6
- 38% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 50,416
- +9.3% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 6 child care centers and preschools in Habersham County. One of them (17%) is a chain location, against 12% across the U.S. That is 3.6 per 10,000 households, 38% below the U.S. rate of 5.8.
At $407 per household (30% below the U.S. average), households in Habersham County spend about $6.8M a year on child care and other personal services. That is about $1.1M of household spending for each center on map listings, 14% above the U.S. figure of $1M.
In 2023, official counts showed 9 businesses with payroll in Habersham County classed as child care services. That is one for every 1,861 households, against one for every 1,573 across the U.S. Official counts list 58 one-person businesses without payroll.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Habersham County grew 9.3%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for child care centers and preschools in Habersham County is 68 (upper middle), #311 of 1,611 scored counties and #22 of 73 scored counties in Georgia. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.
How Habersham County compares
The same measures for Georgia and the whole U.S. Spending per listing divides a year of household spending on all child care and other personal services by the child care centers and preschools counted, so it measures the demand for each competitor, not any business’s revenue. Households per establishment does the same with the official count.
| Measure | Habersham County | Georgia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 3.6 | 5.6 | 5.8 |
| Spending per listing | $1.1M | $888K | $1M |
| Households per official establishment | 1,861 | 1,664 | 1,573 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +5.6% | +5.7% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +9.3% | +5.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on child care and other personal services | $407 | $496 | $581 |
| Median household income | $67,309 | $77,353 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 68 | 57 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 8 → 9
- Employees, 2023
- 114
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $2.3M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 58Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 61 chain location
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 7The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 0
- Amount
- $0
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as child care services in Habersham County, through June 2026, placed by the borrower’s ZIP code. Official establishments are businesses with payroll; the official counts leave out places with fewer than 3.
Population and households in Habersham County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 50,416+9.3% since 2020
- Households
- 16,753
- Median age
- 39.8
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 73%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 277 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 173
- Median household income
- $67,309+33.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $88,702
- Median home value
- $238,300
- Jobs located here
- 13,258
- Daytime population
- 41,101Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Georgia
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Dawson County, GA | 87 | 5 | 4.3 | $1.3M | +30.7% | #28 of 1,611 |
| 2Jackson County, GA | 86 | 9 | 3.2 | $1.7M | +29.3% | #31 of 1,611 |
| 3Coweta County, GA | 86 | 21 | 3.7 | $1.5M | +9.2% | #33 of 1,611 |
| 4Hall County, GA | 84 | 31 | 4.2 | $1.2M | +11.4% | #48 of 1,611 |
| 5Effingham County, GA | 83 | 7 | 2.9 | $1.7M | +14.1% | #53 of 1,611 |
| 6Forsyth County, GA | 83 | 54 | 6.1 | $1.4M | +11.8% | #55 of 1,611 |
| 7Bartow County, GA | 82 | 14 | 3.4 | $1.4M | +10.5% | #65 of 1,611 |
| 8Cherokee County, GA | 80 | 52 | 5.1 | $1.3M | +11.6% | #85 of 1,611 |
| 9Paulding County, GA | 78 | 29 | 4.8 | $1.1M | +12.7% | #122 of 1,611 |
| 10Newton County, GA | 77 | 14 | 3.4 | $1.2M | +11.2% | #131 of 1,611 |
| 22Habersham County, GA | 68 | 6 | 3.6 | $1.1M | +9.3% | #311 of 1,611 |
Other business types in Habersham County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
Auto
Beauty and personal care
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
- Child care and preschools68
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many child care centers and preschools are in Habersham County, GA?
Habersham County has 6 child care centers and preschools on map listings as of September 2026. One of them (17%) is a chain location. The listings count day care centers and preschools. Official counts show 9 businesses with payroll classed as child care services in 2023. Official counts also show 58 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Habersham County, GA spend on child care and other personal services?
About $6.8M a year, or $407 per household. That is 30% below the U.S. average (an index of 70, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 6 child care centers and preschools on map listings, it comes to $1.1M per center. It is estimated from the incomes of the 16,753 households in Habersham County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Habersham County, GA compare with the U.S. for child care centers and preschools?
Habersham County has 3.6 child care centers and preschools per 10,000 households, 38% below the U.S. rate of 5.8. Spending per center is $1.1M, 14% above the U.S. figure of $1M. At the national ratio of child care centers and preschools to household spending, Habersham County would have about 7, against 6 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,861 households, against one for every 1,573 across the U.S.
How fast is Habersham County, GA growing?
Population estimates put Habersham County at 50,416 people in 2025, up 9.3% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 16,753 households. The median household income in Habersham County is $67,309 a year, 17% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 33.1% from the 2015–2019 survey, before inflation.
What is the Groundwork market score?
The Groundwork market score runs from 0 to 100 and compares a market with others of its kind for one business type: states with states, metro areas with metro areas, small-town markets and counties with their own. It weighs household spending per competitor (35%), households per business with payroll (25%), population growth (20%) and spending power (20%), each ranked against those peers. A higher score means that, taken together, the market has more household spending and more households for each business already there, faster population growth and more spending per household than similar markets. It describes a market, not any one site or deal. Habersham County scores 68 for child care centers and preschools (upper middle), #311 of 1,611 scored counties.
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